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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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