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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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