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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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