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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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