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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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