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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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