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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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