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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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