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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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