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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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