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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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