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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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