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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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