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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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