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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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