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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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