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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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