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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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