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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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