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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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