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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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