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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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