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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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