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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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