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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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