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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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