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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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