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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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