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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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