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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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