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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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