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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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