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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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