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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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