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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What 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 educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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