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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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