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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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