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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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