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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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