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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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