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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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