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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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