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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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