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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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