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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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