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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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