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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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