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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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