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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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