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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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