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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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