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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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