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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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