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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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