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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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