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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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