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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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