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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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