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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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