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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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