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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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