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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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