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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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