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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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