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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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