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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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