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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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