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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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