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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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