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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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