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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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