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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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