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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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