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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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