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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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