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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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