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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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