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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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