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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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