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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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