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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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