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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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