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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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