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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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