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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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