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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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