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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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