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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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