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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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