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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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