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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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