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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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