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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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