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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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