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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important 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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