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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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