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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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