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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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