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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth 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. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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