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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. 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 massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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