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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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