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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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