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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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