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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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