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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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