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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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