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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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