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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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