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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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