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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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