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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online 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 experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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