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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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