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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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