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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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