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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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