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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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