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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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