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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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