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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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