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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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