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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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