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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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