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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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