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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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