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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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