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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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