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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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