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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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