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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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