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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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