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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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