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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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