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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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