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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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