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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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