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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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