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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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