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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key 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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