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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book 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 classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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

MOOCS And Open Education