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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed 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 experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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