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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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