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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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