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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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