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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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