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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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