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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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