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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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