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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies 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 we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the 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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