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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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