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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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