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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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