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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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