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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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