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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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