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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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