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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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