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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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