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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major 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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