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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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