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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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