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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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