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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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