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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed 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 optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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