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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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