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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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