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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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