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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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