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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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