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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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