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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive 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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