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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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