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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. 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. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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