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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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