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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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