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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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