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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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