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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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