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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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