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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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