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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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