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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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