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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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