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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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