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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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