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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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