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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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