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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 massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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