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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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