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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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