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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition