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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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