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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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