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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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