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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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