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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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