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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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