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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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