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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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