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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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