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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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