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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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