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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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