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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important 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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