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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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