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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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