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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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