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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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