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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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