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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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