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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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