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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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