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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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