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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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