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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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