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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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