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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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