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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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