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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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