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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured 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 MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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