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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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