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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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