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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the 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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