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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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