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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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