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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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