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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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