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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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