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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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