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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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