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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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