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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important 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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