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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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