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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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