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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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