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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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