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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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