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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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