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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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