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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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