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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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