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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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