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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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