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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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