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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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