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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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