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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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