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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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