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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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