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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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