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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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