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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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