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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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