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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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