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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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