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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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