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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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