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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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