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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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