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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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