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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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