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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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