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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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