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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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