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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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