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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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