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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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