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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What 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 educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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