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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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