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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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