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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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