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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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