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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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