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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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