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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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