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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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