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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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