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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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