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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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