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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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