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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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