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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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