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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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