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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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