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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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