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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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