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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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