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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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