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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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