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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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