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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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