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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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