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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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