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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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