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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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