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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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