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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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