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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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