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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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