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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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