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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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