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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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