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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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