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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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