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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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