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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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