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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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