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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting 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 amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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