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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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