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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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