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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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