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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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