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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major 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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