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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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