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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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