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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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