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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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