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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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