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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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