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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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