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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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