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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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