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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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