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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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