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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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