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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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