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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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