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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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