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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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