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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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