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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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