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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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