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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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