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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students 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 subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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