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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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