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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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