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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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