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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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