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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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