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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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