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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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