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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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