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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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