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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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