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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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