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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)