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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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