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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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