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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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