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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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