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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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