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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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