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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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