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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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