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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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