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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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