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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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