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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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