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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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