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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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