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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important 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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