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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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