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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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