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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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