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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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