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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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