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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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