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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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