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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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