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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the 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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