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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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