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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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