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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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