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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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