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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the 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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