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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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