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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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