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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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