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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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