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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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