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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates 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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