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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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