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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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