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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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