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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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