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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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