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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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