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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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