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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business 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 institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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