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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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