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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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