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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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