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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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