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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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