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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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