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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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