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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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