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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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