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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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