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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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