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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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