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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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