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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers 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 teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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