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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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