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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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