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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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