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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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