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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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