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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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