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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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