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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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