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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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