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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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