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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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