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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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