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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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