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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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