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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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