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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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