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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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