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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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