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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. 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 MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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