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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning enable people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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