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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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