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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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