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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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