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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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