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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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