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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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