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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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