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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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