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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data 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 new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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