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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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