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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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