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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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