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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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