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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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