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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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