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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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