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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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