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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)