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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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