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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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