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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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