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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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