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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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