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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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