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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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