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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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