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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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