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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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