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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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