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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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