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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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