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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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