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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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