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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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