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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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