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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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