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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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