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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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