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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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