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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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