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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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