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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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