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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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