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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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