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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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