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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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