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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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