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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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