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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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