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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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