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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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