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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes 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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