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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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