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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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