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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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