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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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