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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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