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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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