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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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