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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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