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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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