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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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