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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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