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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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