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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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