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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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