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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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