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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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