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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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