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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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