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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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