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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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