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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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