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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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