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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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