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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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