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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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