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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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