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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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