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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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