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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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