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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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