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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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