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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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