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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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