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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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