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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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