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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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