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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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