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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major 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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